Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-13
FRUIT CUTTINGS.
The State University Ex-
pertinent Orchard.
VARIETIES DISTRIBU TED.
How to Get Sci0ns Of DeciduOus
Fruits and Vines Free
from Berkeley.

The Standard Orchard of the Uni.
versity contains upwards of five hun
dred named varieties of fruit. The soil
is not we'll adapted to the growth OF
fruit trees, nor is the bay climate of
Berkeley calculated to foster the pro.
duction of handsome, high-colored fruit
specimens, except of apricots, which
color better here than in the interior.
Notwithstanding the disadvantages OF
soil and climate, we have, by the use
of barnyard manure, which is abundant
in the neighborhood, and by careful
pruning and cultivation, succeeded in
growing fruit Especially late apples and
peara), which, when shown in variety
at the leading fairs, has received the
-comme ndation of the expert judges and
tho public.
The Standard Orchard of the Uni.
versity is maintained not as CONNER.
cial enterprise, but to serve several
purposes. First, that of illustrating the
instruction which is given horticulture ;
second. to serve as q means of identify.
ing fruit specimens which are sent to US
from all parts of the State for that pur.
pose; third, as o source from which any
citizen of the State can obtain scions or
bud.sticks either for the purpose of test.
ing varieties under the conditions pre-.
vailing in his locality or to insert into
bearing trees to establish the identity of
unnamed varieties which he may have.
There is such variation in the character
istics of varieties grown under different
conditions in California that often we
can but approximately identify variety
and send scions of that variety, true to
name, for the grower to fruit for himself
and thus compare the tive when grown
under the same conditions. In all these
directions the Standard Orchard at Berk-
eley is proving OF value to the fruit in.
terests of the State.
The accurate records which have been
kept of the tree growth and fruitage OF
the different varieties serve as trust
worthy guide for planting in regions
adjacent to the bay and coast, where the
climate in its main features most resem-
BILE that OF Berkeley. The forthcoming
report of the College of Agriculture for
1886 will contain tabulated results of
several years observations by w. G.
Klee, from which the reader may learn
what varieties promise we'll and those
which are likely to be worthless in the
section of the coast region to which allu.
sion is made. From these observations
it is also possible to indicate certain
varieties which have good points, but
evidently need warmer locality to de.
velop full quality. Such varieties are
commended for trial at greater distance
from the coast.
Terms-Orders may be sent for few or
many varieties as may be desired. We
cannot furnish large quantities OF single
variety, because the object is to test
varieties and not to furnish material for
commercial propagation. Packages of
scions are forwarded by mail, and appli.
cants are required to send ten cents for
each dozen ordered, to defray expenses
of packing and postage. Postal notes,
payable at the Berkeley postoffice, are
requested to be sent in lieu of.stamps
whenever practicable. Any surplus left
after filling orders as far as possible will
be returned to the senders, deducting
letter postage.
The limits of an announcement of this
kind prevent full enumeration of vari.
eties which can be furnished. We
select, therefore, such kinds as seems to
US most promising and least known to
growers. Those who may desire other
varieties than those named may apply
for them, and they will be furnished if
we have them
Observations on the growth and
bearing of our collection of apricots for
several years warrant the naming of
several varieties as we'll adapted to bay
and coast climates in this part of the
State: Blenheim or Shipley, medium
size, color fine, early, very productive;
Beauge (?), very handsome fruit OF Blen-
helm type, most beautiful golden yellow,
painted with brightest red, rich quality,
Q clingstone, ripening here the middle
of July; Orange, possibly identical with
the Royal, but grown here, has much
higher color, q good bearer and early.
but the tree is only moderate grower;
Sandman, small apricot, possibly valu'
able because OF its earliness.
Apricots not altogether satisfactory
here, but likely to be valuable in warmer
parts of the State: Alberge de Mont.
gamet, large. fine looking, pitting very
readily, color orange, flesh firm and
rich; st. Ambrose, large, fine looking
fruit and tree large and vigorous;
Kaisha, from Syria, pale.colored, excel.
lent flavor and quality and very juicy;
E,~a ,f
skirk type; De Coulorge, also fine fruit
of similar type.
The following varieties include the
most promising of those in our collection
which are not generally known in this
State:
Benoni; shaded and striped with red;
midsummer; for table and market; very
good to best.
McCloud's family; yellow; striped
with dull red; late summer; very good.
Fanny: crimson red; midsummer; very
good.
Julian, whitish; striped with rich red;
very good.
Red Canada; beautiful red; winter;
very good.
Mother; splashed and marbled with
red; winter.
McAfees Nonsuch; striped and
splashed with red; winter.
Mcclellan; red; beautiful; very good to
best.
Dalonega; striped and splashed on
yellow ground.
Green Sweet; greenish yellow; very
sweet.
Cardinal yellow; middle of July; tree
q fair grower; but yield here rather
small.
Count Orloff; pale yellow; rather a
small bearer, but good quality and good
keeper.
Grimes Golden Pippin; yellow; fair
grower; middle OF September.
Disharoon; yellowish; dull red or rus